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Moab Music Festival

With sand for a stage and red rock walls for acoustics, the Moab Music Festival is a chance to enjoy classical and jazz music in the magnificent outdoor setting that is the Moab, Utah, area.

Among the highlights of this 20th anniversary season are:

■ Noon Thursday, Aug. 30 — The first of three Grotto Concerts scheduled during the festival. The event’s signature event, the Grotto Concert begins with people boarding a boat in Moab and following the Colorado River to a remote outdoor venue to hear classical music.

■ 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1 — The Moab Music Festival tent pitched on the shore of the river by Red Cliffs Adventure Lodge hosts a sunset concert with music from famed classical composers before Charles Yang performs his arrangement of the Michael Jackson’s “Medley” for electric violin.